Category: Treasure Island

“Jim,” said Silver when we were alone, “if I saved your life, you saved mine; and I’ll not forget it. I seen the doctor waving you to run for it–with the tail of my eye, I did; and I seen … Read the rest

I was wakened–indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the sentinel shake himself together from where he had fallen against the door-post–by a clear, hearty voice hailing us from the margin of the wood:

“Block house, ahoy!” … Read the rest

The council of buccaneers had lasted some time, when one of them re-entered the house, and with a repetition of the same salute, which had in my eyes an ironical air, begged for a moment’s loan of the torch. Silver … Read the rest

The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized. The pirates were in possession of the house and stores: there was the cask of cognac, there were … Read the rest